[amayausers] Re: OT: But Worth Knowing - Possibly an Urban Legend...
- From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:12:43 -0700
Thanks John, with the info from the Ag Center, it was at least worth reading
the label on my mulch!
Sharon
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:14 PM
Subject: [amayausers] OT: But Worth Knowing - Possibly an Urban Legend...
> Just an FYI - http://urbanlegends.about.com lists this story as unlikely
> to be true - more likely to be a web urban legend. You can read more
> about it here http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_mulch_termites.htm
> and make your own decision ;)
>
> - - - - - - - -
> John Yaglenski
> President / Chief Executive Officer
> Levelbest Communications
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:07:34 -0700
>
>>I don't want to start off-topic stuff being posted but this might save
>>someone's home. I'm sorry if it upsets anyone.
>>Sharon
>>
>>Subject: FW: A Warning about Mulch from New Orleans
>>
>>
>>ATTENTION ALL HOMEOWNERS: This is one you WILL want to read!!!!!
>>
>>Better Homes and Gardens discussion site
>>If you use mulch around your house be very careful about buying mulch this
>>year. After the hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown over. These
>>trees were then turned into mulch and the state is trying to get rid of
>>tons
>>and tons of this mulch to any state or company who will come and haul it
>>away. So it will be showing up in Home Depot and Lowes at dirt cheap
>>prices
>>with one huge problem; Formosan Termites will be the bonus in many of
>>those
>>bags. New Orleans is one of the few areas in the country were the Formosan
>>Termites has gotten a strong hold and most of the trees blown down were
>>already badly infested with those termites. Now we may have the worst case
>>of transporting a problem to all parts of the country that we have ever
>>had.
>>These termites can eat a house in no time at all and we have no good
>>control
>>against them, so tell your friends that own homes to avoid cheap mulch and
>>know were it came from.
>>
>>Here's the link:
>>Click here: LSU AgCenter . Formosan Subterranean Termites Portal
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
> Sent via the WebMail system at mail.levelbest.com
>
>
>
>
>
Other related posts:
